Tyres for road and tow path

bashdem
bashdem Posts: 13
edited July 2008 in Workshop
Hi all

I currently own a bog standard mountain bike and will be doing the London to Southend this month. Currently I've got knobbly tyres on my MTB but want to replace them with something more suitable for the road.

I ride mainly on roads and tow path tracks and would like some recommendations for semi tyres which are up to the job. Something slick or near slick in the middle with knobblies on the edge?

Cheap and cheerful is fine with me but I appreciate you get what you pay for.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Greg

Comments

  • JamesB
    JamesB Posts: 1,184
    Panaracer Paselas Tourguards, eitehr 1.25 or 1.75"; I`ve used the 1,25 for 1000s of miles on road and included use on forest tracks and Caledonian canal towpath
  • master_grunthos
    master_grunthos Posts: 161
    second that. i run them in the 25mm on a racing frame and they're excellent
    M_G
  • bashdem
    bashdem Posts: 13
    How would these hold up on dirt paths and dirt tracks?
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    edited July 2008
    I used Schwalbe Marathon 26x1.5 on my mtb for touring on the Celtic Trail last year, mix of tarmac and some loose and occasionally rough paths, they performed very well, and are a great compromise in my view. No punctures either. They are available from Cycles UK for £11.99 at the moment.
  • fatfreddy
    fatfreddy Posts: 332
    another vote for Schwalbe Marathon 26x1.5s
    ff
  • JamesB
    JamesB Posts: 1,184
    I was happily surprised at how tough the 1.25 Paselas were--- LEJOG last year involved a section of forestry track -- quite rough along the Great Glen cycle way followed by the Caledonian canal towpath, no probs at all over about 10 miles of quite rough tracks

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